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Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Tough night all around

Clemson 71, Holy Cross 48 -- Clemson shot 56.7 percent in the second half to break open what was a one-point (25-24) game at the half.

One day after his 38 point performance that earned him Ken Pomeroy's line of the night and Kyle Whelliston's Mid-Majority Baller of the Day honors, Kevin Hamilton was held to 13 points by Clemson. It was not like Hamilton had an off night. He shot 50 percent from the field (4-8, including 3-4 from 3-point range). Clemson just did not let him have many open looks.

"He didn't get shots. I thought that that was important that he didn't get into rhythm early," Clemson coach Oliver Purnell told Scout.com's Clemson Insider.

Clemson forced 21 HC turnovers, converting them into 25 points and the Tigers outscored HC in the paint 32-24.

HC's Keith Simmons was limited to 11 minutes of action due to cramps.
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    Harvard 68, Colgate 59 -- Here we go again. Remember all the whining we heard from Emmitt Davis last season when other teams would shoot more free throws than the Raiders? Last night, after getting dominated inside by Harvard, there's Davis telling the Boston Herald:
    "They get 30 makes to our 14 attempts so that’s a big part of the game . . ."
    At the risk of sounding redundant, Emmitt, you are not going to get to the foul line until you develop an inside game. Jump shooters don't shoot a lot of free throws.

    Want to look at the real reasons Colgate lost, check out rebounding, where Harvard held a 43-24 edge. Sure having three guys foul out does not help. But explain how, in a game where the whistle is going against you, how does Kendall Chones only pick up 2 personals? Does that, combined with the fact the also only had 2 rebounds suggests a lack of aggressiveness?

    And who was guarding Harvard freshman Drew Housman, who had a career-high 21 points against Colgate? Was it the same person who tried to guard Joe Knight in the tournament last season?
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    Yale 73, Navy 70 -- The Mids led by 10 at the half and were up 63-58 with 6:12 to play before Yale went on a 7-0 run to take the lead for good. Navy still had a chance when Yale freshman Chris Andrews missed the front end of a one-and-one with 12.5 to play. After the miss Andrews stole the ball from Navy's David Hooper. Andrews was fouled immediately and made one of two, leaving the Mids with a chance to force OT. But Andrews came up with another steal to seal the win for the Elis.
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  • New Haven Register

    Cornell 74, Army 39 -- It was over by the time they went to the locker rooms at halftime in Ithaca, with Cornell up by 22, 38-16. Army shot 18 percent in the first half, 29.5 percent for the game. Usually dependable Matt Bell held to 4 points on 1-6 shooting.

    Defensively, Army had no blocks and only 1 steal while Cornell was busy shooting 52 percent from the field.
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    Lafayette 72, Dickinson 52 -- Nobody covered this one, but we did find a story about Pat Betley's dad and a column we missed yesterday about why Fran O'Hanlon schedules games with Division 3 teams. We can't even link to the box score, since Lafayette's site shows a Lafayette-Siena soccer box when you click on the link.
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